Democrats Poised for Strong House Victory in Next Election
Political experts estimate Democrats could gain 20 to 40 House seats and secure control in January, with Republicans predicting a close result. Current split has 218 GOP, 212 Democratic seats, four vacancies, and one independent. Speaker-to-be Sam Rayburn backs a 20 to 40 vote edge. Ohio Democrat Michael Kirwan foresees a 60-seat majority.
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Washington
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
Frazier Reams
Ohio
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Michael J. Kirwan
Dohio
Democratic Congressional Committee
Ybur
Sabrejet crash injures pilot near Frankfurt
Lt. Hoyt S. Vandenberg Jr., son of a former US Air Force chief, parachuted from his Sabrejet and was slightly hurt after a crash near Frankfurt. Cause pending as officers investigate the incident.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Hoyt S. Vandenberg Jr
Air Force
American official delivers 1.57 million for Ryukyu aid
The chief of the American civil government in Naha Okinawa handed a $1,570,000 check to the Ryukyus government for fiscal 1955 aid. The funds, appropriated by Congress, finance school construction long-range reclamation irrigation and government operations.
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Naha
Okinawa
Ryukyus Islands
Ryukyus
U.S. Congress
Communists Threaten To Take Over Indonesia
AP dispatches from Indonesia describe a worsening economy with skyrocket ing prices shortages of bread canned foods and milk and a Communist dominated militia potential ally of the army chief of staff Gen Bambang Sugeng. The article notes Communist support for arming Perbepsi and warns of a staged internal takeover while parliamentary tactics restrain direct action.
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Army
Bambang Sugeng
Defense Ministry
Indonesia
Sugeng
Perbepsi
Dar Ul-Islam
State of Islam
Iwa Kusumasumantri
UN to Vote on Disarming Burmese Chinese Troops
United Nations political committee set to vote on an American backed resolution demanding the disarmament and internment of about 6000 Chinese Nationalist irregulars in Burma. Burma had complained of 13000 troops last year and Formosa argues 6000 remain under foreign influence.
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United Nations
N. Y
United Nations Political Committee
Burma
Chiang Kai-Shek
China
Assembly
United States
Thailand
Formosa
Security Council
Israel
Egypt
Suez Canal
Digging For Leaky Tulsa Well Begins Today
In Tulsa Oklahoma a professional crew planned to dig today for an abandoned gas well beneath Lee Millers home which had driven his family from the residence. Neighbors aided by Mr Millers friends located trace of the well and it is slated to be resealed with cement. The area around the southeast addition where the house sits remains under 24 hour guard due to explosive risks and no other gas seepages have been detected despite many old wells in the vicinity.
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Tulsa
Okla
Lee Miller
Miller
Mother Gives Birth Unattended After Turned Away By Hospital
An expectant Black mother gave birth at home to a son yesterday after being turned away from University Hospital. She and the baby were later escorted by police to the hospital as an emergency case. Authorities blamed a medical student for the denial of admission.
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Oklahoma City
University Hospital
Texas cotton farmers face 15 percent income cut next year
Texas Agriculture Commissioner John C. White said 1954 cotton income would drop about 15 percent due to lower acreage allotments. Ezra Benson set a marketing quota of 10 million bales and 18,113,208 acres for 1955 unless farmers push for higher price support in a December 15 election. White questioned USDA production estimates and warned Congress may revisit the policy.
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Austin
Texas Agriculture
John C. White
Texas
U. Agriculture
Ezra T. Benson
White
USDA
Benson
Texan
Congress
Petrov Seriously III Spy Probers Report
The royal commission investigating espionage in Australia says Vladimir Petrov, a key witness, is seriously ill from pneumonia and strain. Petrov, former Soviet Embassy third secretary who sought asylum last spring, offered to expose a spy network. The inquiry began May 18 and will continue without him for now.
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Sydney
Australia
Royal Commission
Vladimir Petrov
Petrov
Pyramid Plan Insurance Endorsement Promises Quick Claims
A Pittsburg Kansas reader praises Pyramid Life Insurance for prompt medical claim payments. The ad extols the Pyramid Plan with no age limit on basic hospital coverage and doctor calls up to age 75, urging inquiries to Pyramid Life Insurance Co. in Kansas City Kansas for a free information booklet.
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Pittsburg
Kansas
Pyramid Life Insurance Company
Pyramid Company
Joe W
McIlwrath
West 9Th Street
Pyramid Life Insurance Co
Minnesota Avenue
Kansas City
Boy May Keep Tooth After Nighttime Tooth Thief Theory
A 10 year old boy believed a tooth placed in his ear would prevent theft by his brothers. He slept with the tooth in his ear and woke with an ear ache. His mother then took him to Johns Hopkins Hospital for a second extraction of the same tooth.
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Johns Hopkins Hospital
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